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to her on the subject before—waiting for the right time when I would make
the right impression. I talked to her awhile ; she listened with all atten-
tion, and replied, «I will tell you the truth, Miss Thomas; I have a
very high temper, and when I get mad, I say and do many things I ought
not; I use snuff, too, but I wont do so any more ;” and she has not
broken her word, I think. She appears to desire my good opinion, and I
sincerely hope I may have no reason to changeit. She needs encouraging,
and I hope that wisdom may be given me, to do for her and for them
all that which will result in the greatest good. When I first told Alice
she could teach a class for me, she was delighted, and she succeeded very
well, and I told her so. I wish thee could have seen her face then ; she
looked as happy as any one could look.—Leesburg, Va., Tenth Month 29th,
1866. ’

From 8. M. Ely.—-We have a little boy living with us who is some-
what crippled in his limbs ; he is industrious, honest and kind. It would
have pleased thee to see his face when he first saw the shoemakers’ tools
sent to us; he said his father was a shoemaker, and had him to assist him.
His exclamation was, «Oh my! ifmy dad could have had these things, he
would have been too proud to walk.” Ido not think I ever saw more content
in a face than in his, as he sat mending a shoe for a little girl on Seventh-
day morning.—St. Helena, Eleventh Month 12th, 1866.

From Mary K, Brosius.—I feel sometimes as though I would like or
ought to be at home, but I cannot bear the idea of leaving these people.
I never spent two happier years in my life. I get almost discouraged
sometimes; but when I do, I look back and see where they were when I
came here. Eight of my best readers were then in their letters; two of
them are now in the second reader, and studying geography and arith-
metic. Tell thy little children that I have one dear little fellow with light
eyes and light curly hair, only five years old. He learned his letters in
five days; he has been to school fifteen days, and can spell off the book
in four letters.— Vienna, Va., Twelfth Month 1st, 1866. :

From Philena Heald —Qur school is flourishing, We still see the
anxiety to learn manifested, especially by those who are old enough to
appreciate fully the value of an education, It has both pleased and sur-
prised me that those who have so many cares persevere through all, and
come to school every day. One of them said, the other day, to me, «Why,
I think so much about my lessons I can’t sleep nights ; ’pears like I want
to come to school every minute. Oh, I do want so to learn! you must
tell me all my mistakes.”” Another, when success crowned his efforts to
master the second case in subtraction, looked the satisfaction he could not
express and said, « Please, mam, give me that same kind for two weeks |
straight along, so I may have him good and never forget him.” When
forming a geography class I told those who felt that they could study it
from these books, to advantage, to hold up their hands. Several raised
their hands, though some timidly; and when I gave out the books one